1861 in History
52 events found for 1861
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Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936)
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (died 1936)
John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (died 1906)
John Peltz, American baseball player and manager (died 1906)
William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian (died 1948)
William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian (died 1948)
Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1931)
Motilal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1931)
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941)
Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (died 1931)
Nellie Melba, Australian soprano and actress (died 1931)
Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (died 1918)
Abel Ayerza, Argentinian physician and academic (died 1918)
József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (died 1927)
József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (died 1927)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1940)
Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1940)
Concordia Selander, Swedish actress and manager (died 1935)
Concordia Selander, Swedish actress and manager (died 1935)
William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (died 1937)
William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (died 1937)
Robina Nicol, New Zealand photographer and suffragist (died 1942)
Robina Nicol, New Zealand photographer and suffragist (died 1942)
Pierre Duhem, French physicist, mathematician, and historian (died 1916)
Pierre Duhem, French physicist, mathematician, and historian (died 1916)
Gustav Tammann, Russian-German chemist and physicist (died 1938)
Gustav Tammann, Russian-German chemist and physicist (died 1938)
Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (died 1933)
Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (died 1933)
William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire (died 1927)
William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire (died 1927)
Pete Browning, American baseball player (died 1905)
Pete Browning, American baseball player (died 1905)
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal (died 1928)
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Scottish-English field marshal (died 1928)